rafikiphoto Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 All my other photo software uses TIF as the file extension for Tagged Image File Format image files. I am curious why TIFF was used by Affinity. It makes my file lists look ragged and will probably interfere with sorting lists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon1 Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 maybe use batch export instead (just joking) afaik there is no preference or option for this o you may have to post here https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/forum/6-feature-requests-suggestions-and-feedback/ cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafikiphoto Posted September 26, 2017 Author Share Posted September 26, 2017 Thanks. Will do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- S - Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 I agree, Affinity's default use of *.tiff is a complete PITA. I have no idea why Serif don't standardise on *.tif. There's no advantage by defaulting to *.tiff when everyone else uses *.tif and have done for a long time. It just adds unnecessary complications with no benefit. rafikiphoto 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNKLN Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 I think the file format extension is .tiff. .tif comes from a MS Dos limitation (max 8.3). On Mac at least there are many extensions longer than 3 characters, including .afphoto and .afdesign. Quote Affinity Photo - Affinity Designer - Affinity Publisher | macOS Sonoma (14.2) on 16GB MBP14 2021 with 2.4 versions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafikiphoto Posted September 26, 2017 Author Share Posted September 26, 2017 8 minutes ago, RNKLN said: I think the file format extension is .tiff. .tif comes from a MS Dos limitation (max 8.3). On Mac at least there are many extensions longer than 3 characters, including .afphoto and .afdesign. So long as Affinity's extensions are the same as other photo software's output I don't care how long they are. It is the consistency that we are after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNKLN Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 You're right that this inconsistency doesn't make sense, rafikiphoto. Quote Affinity Photo - Affinity Designer - Affinity Publisher | macOS Sonoma (14.2) on 16GB MBP14 2021 with 2.4 versions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 3 minutes ago, Sima said: I have no idea why Serif don't standardise on *.tif. There's no advantage by defaulting to *.tiff when everyone else uses *.tif and have done for a long time. Maybe blame this on Apple, or just accept it as a consequence of the history of the development & codification of file types: Back when the DOS "dot & three" extension convention was the standard, Apple rejected this as too limiting. Instead the "classic" Mac OS (system 7, 8, etc.) relied on four byte creator & file type codes, stored in the file's resource fork. The Macintosh file type code for tagged image format files is "TIFF" -- you can find it mentioned in RFC's like RFC3302 -- & the four character notation is also used in the Internet Media (MIME) type & UTI specifications ("image/tiff" & "public.tiff" respectively. It also appears in the name of official release specification owned by Adobe (as "TIFF 6.0"). So there is to some small extent an advantage (or at least a consistency) in using the *.tiff extension, even if it has not historically been in use for the longest time. That does not make it any less a PITA, though. Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.4.1 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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